Lechoń, Jan. Silver and Black. Warsaw, 1924. “Ignis” Publishing Company (E. Wende & Co.) Joint-Stock Company, pp. [2], 24, [1], 24 cm, half-leather binding, the cover of the original paperback edition preserved.
A poetry collection by Jan Lechoń, awarded in 1925 by the Polish Society of Book Publishers. It contains works devoted to death and sin, including the cycle “The Seven Deadly Sins” (the collection is still considered one of the most pessimistic in Polish poetry). The paperback cover was designed by the renowned graphic artist Edmund Bartłomiejczyk (1885–1950), a professor at Poland’s first Department of Applied Graphics at the State School of Fine Arts (SSP). Outdated stamps and ownership marks. Discoloration on the binding and paper; margins reinforced with paper in places; otherwise in good condition.
